Fishing-gear.



PATENTED AUG. 2, 1904.

A. W. WILSON.

FISHING GEAR.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 2, 1904.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT ING \VILSON. OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

FISHING-GEAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 766,565, dated August2, 1904.

Application filed April 2, 1904. Serial No. 201,234. (No modeLl To It1071,0711 it nuty con/(fern..-

Be it known that I, ALBERT ING \VILsox, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco andState of California, have invented a new and Improved Fishing-Gear, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates particularly to that class of fishing devices inwhich a spoon is connected with the hook and the latter adapted to betrolled through the water, so that the spoon attracts fish, causing thefish to take the hook. In .my prior patent, No. 7300M, dated June 2,1903, a device of this general character is disclosed.

The present invention has for its object to avoid possibletlisarrangement of the spoon with respect to the link and swivel, whichend I attain by my construction of the link, which will be hereinafterfully set forth.

This specification is an exact description of one form of my invention,while the claims define the precise scope thereof.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the device in operative position.Fig. .2- is a fragmentary view of the forward end of the spoon,illustrating its connection with the link and showing the spoon in twopositions by full and dotted lines, respectively, said view alsoindicating the outer end of the swivel in two positions; and Fig. 3 is aview similar to Fig. 2, excepting that the parts are shown in sideelevation.

a indicates the spoon; b, the link; 0, the hooks, connected with theouter end of the link I) by the split ring (1; and e, the swivel. All ofthese parts, excepting the link, may be of any construction. The link isformed at its forward or inner end with an eye I), which is connectedwith the front end of the spoon (a by passing it through an orifice inthe spoon and which is also connected with one of the ends of the swivel(3. The said eye 5 is divided by a cross-bar 1) extending, essentially,transversely of the length of the link, the swivel being confined by thebar at the front portion of the eye 7/ and the spoon being confined atthe rear portion of the eye. By means of this peculiarly-constructed eyeit is impossible for the spoon to fall forward or toward the swivelsufficiently to become entangled therewith or to turn on the link so asto lose its proper relative position to the hook c. The cross-bar I)" ofthe eye further operates to prevent excessive rearward sliding of theswivel. By reason of this construction a hook of any length or under anyreasonable conditions can be made without any danger of entanglement dueto the presence of the spoon alongside of the link.

Various changes in the form, proportions, and minor-details of theinvention may be re sorted to at will without departing from the spiritthereof. Hence I consider myself entitled to all such variations as maylie within the scope of the claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The combination of a link having an eye with across-bar therein, a spoon engaged with the eye at one side of thecross-bar, a swivel engaged with the eye at the other side of thecross-bar, and a hook in connection with the link.

2. The combination of a link having an eye with a cross-bar therein, aspoon engaged with the eye at one side of the cross-bar, a swivelengaged with the eye at the other side of the cross-bar, and a hook inconnection with the link, the said eye being located at the forward endof the'link and the hook being in connection with the outer or rear end.

3. A link for fishing-gear, provided with an eye having a cross-bartherein.

a. The combination of means forming. an eye, with a cross-bar therein,means for connecting the line with the eye at one side of the cross-bar,a spoon connected with the eye at the other side of the cross-bar, andmeans for connecting the hook with the eye.

5. In fishing-gear, the connbination of an 5 eye having a cross-bartherein and two ele- Witnesses:

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification 1n thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ALBERT WVING WILSON.

ments of the gear connected With the eye re- ALEXANDER V. VOGELSANG,spectively at opposite sides of the cross-bar. EUGENE W. LEVY.

